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USAA Request for Usage of Drones to Improve Post-Catastrophe Claims Response Receives FAA Approval

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved USAA's request to test how unmanned aircraft systems, also known as drones, could help speed review of insurance claims from its members following natural disasters. USAA is one of the first insurers to be granted the approval for such testing.

7 Apr 2015

Golden Star Acquires Rights to Manufacture NAD’s Drone Products

Golden Star Enterprises Ltd. reports that the Company has acquired 100% of the licensing rights for manufacturing and distribution of North American Drones Enterprise Inc.'s (NAD) branded line of drone products with the issuance of 38,000,000 restricted common shares of the Company. The rights were purchased through affiliated parties.

7 Apr 2015

FAA Grants Bechtel Permission for Use of UAS to Enhance Construction Processes

Bechtel has been granted permission for commercial use of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The permission allows Bechtel to operate UAS technology, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles or drones, on projects in the United States to enhance construction processes within the virtual project delivery approach.

7 Apr 2015

AUVSI Unmanned Systems 2015: DAC to Unveil WATT Tethered Drone Systems

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a developer of specialized lighter-than-air aerostats and tethered drones, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Drone Aviation Corp. (DAC), will unveil the WATT-200 and WATT-300 tethered drone system at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Unmanned Systems 2015 Conference and Tradeshow in Atlanta, GA May 4-7, 2015.

6 Apr 2015

ASU Students Launch Giant Unmanned Research Balloons

It doesn’t take a sky-high budget to conduct aerospace research, thanks to weather balloons and a little ingenuity.

6 Apr 2015

WIU School of Ag Students Learn About Agriculture-Related Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Five students in Western Illinois University's School of Agriculture recently had the opportunity to learn, first hand, some of the agriculture-related applications of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) thanks to Stewart Moorehead from John Deere's Technology Innovation Center (Champaign, IL).

3 Apr 2015

Icefin Robotic Vehicle Reads the Environment under Antarctica’s Ice Shelves

A team of scientists and engineers from the Georgia Institute of Technology assembled the unmanned, underwater vehicle on Antarctica. They deployed (and retrieved) the vehicle through a 12-inch diameter hole through 20 meters of ice and another 500 meters of water to the sea floor.

3 Apr 2015

DroneDeploy Raises $9 Million in Series A Funding

DroneDeploy, a start-up that provides cloud-based software solutions for commercial drone operations, announced today that it has raised $9 million in Series A funding led by Emergence Capital, with participation from previous investors SoftTech, DataCollective and Angelpad.

2 Apr 2015

Camber Corporation Creates Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Unmanned Systems Innovation

Camber Corporation announces today the establishment of Unmanned Systems Innovation (USI), LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary. The creation of USI supports Camber's focus on expanding its broad capabilities in the unmanned systems market.

2 Apr 2015

Southern Comfort Begins Beta Rollout of UAV Delivery Service for Caramel Comfort Beverage

Southern Comfort® announces the beta rollout of its new delivery service utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, to deliver its popular line of iconic beverages to thirsty customers in select markets nationwide, beginning with the all-new Caramel Comfort.

2 Apr 2015